User manual BUICK PARKAVENUE 1996

[. . . ] The 1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Both control systems steering and acceleration -- have to do their work where the tires meet the road. Unless you have traction control and the system is on, adding the sudden acceleration can demand too much of those places. What should you do if this ever happens?Ease up on the accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle the wayyou want it to go, and slow down. Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should adjust your speed. Of course, the posted speeds are based on good weather and road conditions. Under less favorable conditions you'll wantto go slower. Try to adjust your speedso you can "drive" through the curve. Wait to accelerate until you are of the curve, and then out accelerate gently intothe straightaway. L Erne ncie! There are times when steenng can D more effective than e braking. For example, you come over a hill and find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a chld darts out from between parked cars and stops right front of you. You can avoid these in problems by braking -- if you can stop in time. But sometimes you can't; there isn't room. That's the time for evasive action -- steering around the problem. Your Buick can perform very well in emergencies like these. (See "Braking in Emergencies" earlier in this section. ) It better to is remove as much speedas you can from a possible collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the space available. If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front wheels are straight ahead. Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. OFF-ROAD RECOVERY 7 / An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you can turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and just asquickly straighten the wheel once you have avoided the object. The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reasonto practice defensive driving at all times and wear safety belts properly. SLOW DOWN / -y edge of paved surface If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease the off accelerator and then, if there is nothingin the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You canthesteeringwheelup to one-quarter turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then your turn steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 4-11 PaAng The driver of a vehicle aboutto pass another on a two-lane highway waitsfor justthe right moment, accelerates, moves around thevehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again. Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. [. . . ] 4-36 Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46 . l underbody Flushing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41 6-54 Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 . . i ~~ . . %l l Vehicle 4-5 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]